No, that’s not a typo. Thanks to Logan K. Stewart’s suggestion, I’m now going to take on M.I.T. free at the same time as my Harvard Classics readings. Basically, there’s a list of classes:
Courses by Department
- Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Anthropology
- Architecture
- Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation
- Biological Engineering
- Biology
- Brain and Cognitive Sciences
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Comparative Media Studies
- Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Engineering Systems Division
- Experimental Study Group
- Foreign Languages and Literatures
- Health Sciences and Technology
- History
- Linguistics and Philosophy
- Literature
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Media Arts and Sciences
- Music and Theater Arts
- Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Physics
- Political Science
- Science, Technology, and Society
- Sloan School of Management
- Special Programs
- Supplemental Resources
- Urban Studies and Planning
- Women’s and Gender Studies
- Writing and Humanistic Studies
Each with their own assignments and reading lists and lecture notes.
I chose “Literature,” copied the roster into the new page and found overlap with HVC. For instance, there’s a 900-level class on John Milton’s Paradise Lost. Instead of a blog post, I’ll write the assignment.
TO MIX IT UP FOR YOU…
I will also add a “what I care about” and “what you care about” portion to every M.I.T./Harvard Classic post. Basically, you get to watch me patch together an undergraduate-graduate hybrid in literature. In addition, I’ve added my Lewis and Rothfuss SciFi/Fantasy lists. I figure if I’m working on something epic, you all should know.
Of course the point isn’t so much to finish these lists as to benefit from the process, I hop around on what I’m reading but like to know I’m progressing on something. I’m MUCH more interested in your contribution to the discussions and dialogs around the works I keep reading. Some of these classes, especially the higher ones, depend on dialog so tear me apart if I say something dumb. You all teach me. Join me as I throw down my Academic gloves and go no-holds barred with M.I.T. and Harvard. Together, we can take ’em.
(That’s your cue to choose your weapon, Player One).
PS> Tackling any epic tasks or reading any hard books?
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